"Star Trek Into Darkness," the follow-up to
J.J. Abrams' franchise reboot, and the touching drama "Love Is All You Need" help
ensure there's a little something for all tastes in DVD stores this week. They
top this week's listing of notable new home-video offerings.

J.J. Abrams'
sequel to his sci-fi series reboot -- and the predecessor to
his in-the-works "Star Wars: Episode VII" -- is a lot like his
first "Trek" film. That is, it is big, it is action-packed, it is filled
with references to "Trek" treks past, but most of all it arrives with a sense of
interstellar fun. The story sends the crew of the Starship Enterprise -- headed
by Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Spock -- into enemy
territory to capture a dangerous enemy who, played by the suddenly everywhere
Benedict Cumberbatch, should be familiar to most Trekkies. Granted, the action
sequences have a way of going on a couple of minutes too long, and some of the
plot elements feel a touch rushed. In fact, there are more than a few "Star
Trek" purists out there who have gone on record as despising it. But the truth
is, "Star Trek Into Darkness" -- which earned $465 million in worldwide box
office, more than any "Star Trek" film to date -- is just what a "Star Trek"
movie should be: It is smart (or at least smart enough), thanks to a dose of social commentary, but more than that,
it's just a good time, an entirely enjoyable cinematic adventure. Lagniappe: Read a full
"Star Trek Into Darkness" review here. DVD
extras: Featurettes. Feature running
time: 2 hours 12 minutes. Rotten Tomatoes
score: 87 percent.

Love Is All You Need 3 stars, out of 5
(R; 2013)

Danish actress Trine Dyrholm connects with Pierce Brosnan in 'Love is All You Need,' a sweet and welcome respite from summer blockbuster films.Cinema 7

The biggest
name in the cast of director Susanne Bier's sweet Danish drama is easily Pierce
Brosnan, playing a wealthy man who is so consumed by the years-ago death of his
wife that he can't even enjoy his son's big, fat Greek wedding -- or anything
else in life, for that matter. But the film really belongs to Danish actress
Trine Dyrholm, whose touching and nuanced turn as the cancer-patient mother of
the bride -- and the person who just might be able to teach Brosnan's character
how to enjoy life -- injects a wonderful brightness to a film that ends up
becoming an easy-to-appreciate drama for grown-ups. Bier's film landed in
theaters in June, amid all the summer movie hoopla, and so it very well may
have gotten lost in the shuffle for many moviegoers. Now's the time to remedy
that. Part drama and part travelogue, it is also entirely pleasant, an
embraceable ray of optimism for those who rather their movies not feature giant
robots or invading aliens. Lagniappe: Read a full
"Love Is All You Need" review here.DVD extras: Commentary track, Q-and-A, featurettes,
cast interviews. Feature running time:
1 hour 56 minutes. Rotten Tomatoes score:
74 percent.